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Improper Medicaid Payments for Outpatient Services Billed as Inpatient Claims (Follow-Up)
… and outpatient services. A recipient’s status in a hospital—inpatient versus outpatient—affects Medicaid’s … generally requires recipients to stay overnight in the hospital and be monitored by the health care team at the hospital throughout treatment and recovery. Generally, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/03/12/improper-medicaid-payments-outpatient-services-billed-inpatient-claims-followDiNapoli Urges New Yorkers to Spend Holiday Gift Cards
… Funds (OUF), where the money can always be claimed. In 2025, DiNapoli’s office recovered more than $28 million in unused gift cards that New Yorkers can claim . “Spend … 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, by mail, or at in-person events, which are held throughout the year across …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/01/dinapoli-urges-new-yorkers-spend-holiday-gift-cardsPension Contribution Rates to Decrease for Fiscal Year 2015-16
… said. “The effects of the 2008 financial market collapse are still being felt around the country, but New York’s pension fund is well-funded, is steadily recovering and will continue to meet its … from 88.7 percent to 92.2 percent. Employer rates are determined based on actuarial assumptions recommended by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/pension-contribution-rates-decrease-fiscal-year-2015-16State Agencies Bulletin No. 969
… agencies with instructions for processing the second installment of the Voluntary Severance Program payment. … This bulletin covers the payment of the second installment. Effective Date(s) Payments will be made in … Eligibility In order to receive the second installment of $10,000 for the Voluntary Severance Payment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/969-executive-voluntary-severance-program-payments-second-installmentControls Over Tablet and Kiosk Usage by Incarcerated Individuals (Follow-Up)
… educational material; purchase DOCCS-approved music, videos, e-books, and other media; and communicate with family …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/08/05/controls-over-tablet-and-kiosk-usage-incarcerated-individuals-followExcessive Medicaid Payments for Services to Recipients Receiving Medicare Benefits (Follow-Up)
… Medicaid reimbursements for services provided to dual eligible individuals. About $500 million of this amount … is the payer of last resort for services provided to dual eligible individuals. We also recommended the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/26/excessive-medicaid-payments-services-recipients-receiving-medicare-benefits-followUnnecessary Medicaid Payments for Children at Voluntary Agencies (Follow-Up)
… made in our audit report, Unnecessary Medicaid Payments for Children at Voluntary Agencies (2010-S-47). Background … and procedures in place to ensure proper Medicaid payments for foster care children placed in voluntary agencies. The … (known as voluntary agencies) are enrolled in Medicaid. For these children, the State establishes a “Daily Child Care …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/10/23/unnecessary-medicaid-payments-children-voluntary-agencies-followState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Chenango Valley Central School District East Moriches Union Free School District Eden Central School District and the Hannibal Central School District
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsOversight of Chemical Dependence Residential Services (Follow-Up)
… programs: community residential, supportive living, and intensive residential rehabilitation (our initial audit did not include a review of intensive residential programs). Part 820, adopted in 2015 as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/10/30/oversight-chemical-dependence-residential-services-followIT Asset Management (2022-MS-2)
… inventoried and safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired or in use during the audit period. Key … audited did not always appropriately track or inventory IT assets, maintain complete IT inventory records or establish adequate controls to … audit schools statewide IT asset management …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/it-asset-management-2022-ms-2New York State Health Insurance Program – Empire Plan Members With Dual Family Coverage (Follow-Up)
… Health Insurance Program: Empire Plan Members With Dual Family Coverage (Report 2019-S-23 ). About the Program The … offers several coverage options, including Individual and Family coverage. The State does not permit two Family coverages for its employees; if a member and their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/09/26/new-york-state-health-insurance-program-empire-plan-members-dual-family-coverage-followNew York State Health Insurance Program – Payments by UnitedHealthcare for Medical/Surgical Services for Ineligible Members
… 31, 2019, United processed and paid over $16.6 billion in medical/surgical claims. Civil Service maintains … eligibility and enrollment records for NYSHIP members in the New York Benefits Eligibility and Accounting System … million). Key Recommendations Review the $5.7 million in claims paid for ineligible members and make recoveries, as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/09/29/new-york-state-health-insurance-program-payments-unitedhealthcare-medicalsurgical-servicesState Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on New York City's November Budget Update
… “The release of the city’s November 2022 Financial Plan update raises concerns about the city’s outyear budget gaps … "In addition, despite a substantial worsening of the economic outlook since its last update in April 2022, including on Wall Street , the city is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-new-york-citys-november-budget-updateImproper Fee-for-Service Payments for Services Covered by Managed Long-Term Care Plans (Follow-Up)
… of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report, Improper Fee-for-Service Payments for Services Covered by Managed … of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report Improper FeeforService Payments for Services Covered by Managed LongTerm Care Plans Report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/08/31/improper-fee-service-payments-services-covered-managed-long-term-care-plans-followOversight of Career and Technical Education Programs in New York State Schools
… and what the Department, school districts, and Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) can do to enhance … (Approved programs) or may operate outside of the Department approval structure (Local programs). Key … school system align with student goals and the needs of the State labor market. We found that CTE programs and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/12/21/oversight-career-and-technical-education-programs-new-york-state-schoolsSelected Aspects of Parking Violations Operations to Collect Fines and Fees
… issuing agencies on ways to reduce the number of errors in summonses, such as additional training on writing … for employees to follow to collect parking summonses in judgment. Monitor the contracts with outside collection … Office for International Affairs for their assistance in collecting the amounts due from each country. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/04/selected-aspects-parking-violations-operations-collect-fines-and-feesCourt Facilities Aid and Assistance Program
… and overseeing the administrative operations of all courts in the Unified Court System (UCS). UCS serves the State’s 62 … for municipalities and local justice courts that assist in the maintenance and improvement of court facilities. The … ending March 31, 2018, we identified a total of $301,000 in questionable expenses (out of $2.1 million reviewed) for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/18/court-facilities-aid-and-assistance-programDiNapoli Report Assesses MTA's Capital Needs and Funding Scenarios
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli laid out the challenges and potential funding scenarios facing the Metropolitan … sources to fund the MTA’s substantial capital needs and emphasizes areas of capital work expected to receive … in its next capital program. “The choices that the MTA and the state make in the coming months will determine the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/dinapoli-report-assesses-mtas-capital-needs-and-funding-scenariosCommon Reporting Errors: From AUD to AFR
In this session, you will learn about common reporting errors made by local governments when completing annual reports and our staff will explain how to correctly report the underlying transactions. The presenters will provide examples of these errors as made in the Annual Update Document (AUD) and
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/common-reporting-errors-aud-afr-12-7-22.pdfNew York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on Senate Republican Health Care Bill
… funding for New Yorkers. This bill is identical to the House proposal in its threat to eliminate health coverage for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/new-york-state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-senate-republican-health-care-bill